The Woman
Lucky McKee, 2010, USA
Saskatchewan Theatrical Premiere, One Screening Only
Thursday, September 29 2011, 12:00 midnight, The Broadway Theatre
$10 (Admittance restricted to persons over 18)
Film contains strong bloody violence, torture, a rape, disturbing behavior, some graphic nudity, and language
Official Site: http://www.thewomanmovie.com/
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded…and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project - to capture her and "civilize" The Woman - a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman
Buzz
"Emotionally, it takes us where few horror films do." - Rob Gonsalves eFilmCritic
"This is dark, challenging stuff with a dead-eye for satire and a fantastically out-of-control final act that will equally please the horror fan inside as well as the part that understands what is going on beneath the violence." - Erick Childress eFilmCritic
"McKee has shown again and again that he is one of the most female friendly genre directors in the field today. If anything, I would interpret this film as a summation of his ideas about institutionalized misogyny and how easily it can be disguised as something else and covered up with a smile in the larger world." - Twitch
John's Opinion
This one came out of nowhere for us. Our feature film lineup was finalized and we received an email from a distributor responding to a request we put in a while back. A lot of people have heard about the incident at Sundance where an audience member became upset with the film and suggested that the prints be burned. THE WOMAN is a movie that pushes the audience into a place where they will not be comfortable. It is smart and says a lot about misogony and how poor treatment of women can easily be hidden in our world. There will be those who look at the subject matter of THE WOMAN and immediately dismiss it but for those who want to be challenged by movies you will discover that Lucky Mckee and THE WOMAN has a lot more to say. I will warn you though that this is not an easy movie to sit through at times as it does deal with a difficult topic.
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